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Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 s 31

s 31 Variation or cancellation of Part 4 Direction or Remedial Order

31.—(1) The Minister who instructed the Competent Authority to issue a Part 4 Direction or Remedial Order may at any time instruct the Competent Authority to vary or cancel the Part 4 Direction or Remedial Order, by serving a written notice on the person to whom the Direction or Order is issued. (2) The Minister who instructed the Competent Authority to issue a Part 4 Direction or Remedial Order may instruct the Competent Authority to vary or cancel the Direction or Order under subsection (1) —(a) on the Minister’s own initiative; or (b) on an application by —(i) the person to whom the Direction or Order is issued; or (ii) a person who communicated in Singapore the subject material. (3) A Part 4 Direction or Remedial Order remains in effect despite any application made to the Minister for its variation or cancellation. (4) Sections 26, 27 and 28 apply in relation to a Part 4 Direction or Remedial Order that is varied under this section as they apply in relation to the original Part 4 Direction or Remedial Order. (5) Section 29 applies in relation to a Part 4 Direction that is varied under this section as it applies in relation to the original Part 4 Direction. (6) Section 26 applies in relation to a notice cancelling a Part 4 Direction or Remedial Order under this section as it applies in relation to the original Part 4 Direction or Remedial Order.

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